Stopping up hot fill tap for washing machine

frostyspice · 15 May 2006 at 7:13PM

I've just bought a new washing machine which is cold fill only, unlike my last one. So I've turned off the hot fill tap under the sink but it's very slightly leaking. Can anyone suggest a way of stopping it up? (don't want to call out a plumber). It ends in a screw, but the 'ends' they sell in my local DIY store (Focus) all seem to be designed to fit on the end of a pipe which doesn't have a screw thread.

Any ideas most welcome.

John_3:16 · 15 May 2006 at 7:20PM

First I have to assume that you have a screw thread on the end of the pipe that would take the hose to a warm fill machine. If so find a rubber washer without a hole in it and just put it in the end of your old screw thread pipe and tighten it up. If you can't find one make one out of some old rubber?

It you just have a pipe you can get stop ends that fit and tighten with a spanner.

Use PTFE tape around any crew thread to help it seal.

Mikeyorks · 15 May 2006 at 9:28PM

Your local plumbers merchant will sell a copper or brass 'stop end' with an internal thread. Went to mine with the same problem - and had one in seconds, which they didn't even charge for. Looks like this (except you want one with flats, rather than a circular end, so you can tighten it with a wrench) :

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=100555&ts=24473&id=14869

Mine was a bit precautionary - as it wasn't leaking. But I felt it needed one just in case the lever tap in the hot feed line got knocked from 'off'. Tighten it mildly with a wrench - but put a couple of turns of PTFE tape around the external thread first.

grumbler · 15 May 2006 at 10:09PM

I think the stopper

advised in the post above is the wrong one as it should be soldered.
If the tap looks like

or

then you can just keep the nut and replace the tap with the corresponding part of

or

Mikeyorks · 15 May 2006 at 11:00PM

grumbler wrote:

I think the stopper advised in the post above is the wrong one as it should be soldered.

Agreed. That's why I said it needed an internal thread - just couldn't find a pic that fully fitted:o

frostyspice · 15 May 2006 at 11:23PM

Thank you so much for all the replies - this looks as if I'll get it sorted no problem. Cheers!

<edit> I see the Thanks button is back!

Stopping up hot fill tap for washing machine

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